A MIND COMPLETELY BITTEN BY THE SERPENT OF SEX "You may think that the Grand Tour is about politics, & culture, & art, and you would be quite right; but it is also about gambling, and drinking, and sex. Particularly sex."

Leave home 11 Wednesday morning to get to St Pancras for 1256 train. Arrive Brussels quite late isn’t it 4pm, in hotel by 430. Straight to Dome, Cine Paris, 5th, maybe Gare du Nord. Thursday more leisurely to Cine Paris and Le Coin perhaps. No point wasting time with Empire or Gascogne.

Well it is Wednesday already, so obviously my —- will not be ready for when I arrive in Brussels later, or tomorrow; but I think it is possible given another 48 hours I could be ready to do something Friday or Saturday???? Christ, that would be lovely.

It seems obvious now that when I go to Brussels on Wednesday yet ANOTHER holiday is going to be ruined by this infection that just will not go away. Unbelievable. My gum hurting so much as well. Quite depressing. And Vienna is just 18 days as well, I am sure THAT is going to be ruined as well. I cannot believe this.